(a) Purpose. The Commercial Industrial District is established to provide areas for a wide range of commercial and industrial uses including: light manufacturing, wholesale, warehousing, services, retail sales, offices, and residential uses. The district is established where environmental conditions and urban infrastructure are adequate to support commercial and industrial development.
(b) Allowable land uses. All permitted uses, special uses, conditional uses and uses expressly prohibited are identified in subsection 7-8-1(d), Table of Permitted Uses. Standards for special uses and conditional uses can be found in article XVI of this chapter.
(c) Reserved.
(d) Reserved.
(e) Reserved.
(f) Development standards.
(1) Density standards. The maximum residential density per acre within the Commercial Industrial District shall be eight dwelling units.
(2) Structure size standards. None.
(3) Lot size standards. None.
(4) Lot width standards. Lots in the Commercial Industrial District shall have a minimum width of 100 feet.
(5) Setback standards. The following minimum setbacks shall be required for uses in the Commercial Industrial District.
Front: Front: 35 feet, except that the minimum setback may be reduced to five feet in pedestrian- oriented areas where road widening is not anticipated provided that all parking is located to the side or rear and not closer to the street than the façade of the principal structure, and where pedestrian- oriented design features are incorporated in building and site design.
Side: None required.
Rear: 10 ft.
Corner lot, street side: 25 ft.
The landscape and buffering standards (section 7-11-3) may require additional setback; if so, the most restrictive requirement shall apply.
The minimum spacing between structures shall, in addition, be as per the Asheville Fire Prevention Code.
(6) Impervious surface standards. None.
(7) Height standards. The maximum height of structures in the Commercial Industrial District shall 80 feet.
(8) Landscaping/buffering standards. Landscaping and/or buffering shall be provided as required by section 7-11-3
of this chapter.
(9) Parking/loading standards. Parking and loading facilities shall be provided as required by section 7-11-2 of this chapter. No parking shall be permitted in the required front setback.
(10) Sidewalk standards. Sidewalks shall be provided as required by and pursuant to the requirements for sidewalks as set forth in section 7-11-8 of this chapter.
(11) Access standards. Points of access to the street shall be determined by the city traffic engineer following review of the site plan and other relevant information.
(12) Open space standards. Open space shall be provided as required by section 7-11-4 of this chapter.
(13) Design and operation standards. Open storage shall not be permitted within any required setback.
(14) Emergency wireless communications. Communication requirements shall be provided as required by section 7-11-9 of this chapter.
(Ord. No. 2369, § 1, 5-27-97; Ord. No. 2462, §§ 1(a), 2, 4-14-98; Ord. No. 2539, § 1, 1-26-99; Ord. No. 2649, § 1(d), 12-21-99; Ord. No. 2663, § 1(g), 2-8-00; Ord. No. 2664, § 1(t), 2-8-00; Ord. No. 2792, § 1(c), 2-13-01; Ord. No. 2904, § 1(t), 3-12-02; Ord. No. 3002, § 1b, 2-25-03; Ord. No. 3010, § 1(c), 3-25-03; Ord. No. 3156, § 1, 8-24-04; Ord. No. 3209, § 1b, 1-25-05; Ord. No. 3272, § 1(b), 7-26-05; Ord. No. 3337, §§ 1(b), (c), 2-28-06; Ord. No. 3390, § 1(b), 9-12- 06; Ord. No. 3483, § 1(b), 6-2-07; Ord. No. 3583, § 1(a), 2-12-08; Ord. No. 3643, § 1a, 7-22-08; Ord. No. 3685, §§ 1b, d, 1-13-09; Ord. No. 3743, § 1a, 6-9-09; Ord. No. 3856, § 1b, 5-25-10; Ord. No. 3874, § 1g, 6-8-10; Ord. No. 3908, § 1b, 10-26-10; Ord. No. 3959, §§ 1n, p, 4-12-11; Ord. No. 4374, § 1j, 12-9-14; Ord. No. 4361, § 1m, 3-23-21; Ord. No. 4961, § 1a, 7-26-22)